Delaware, Indiana Weather
Delaware, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Delaware, Ripley County.
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About Delaware, Indiana
Delaware, Indiana, breathes the quiet essence of Ripley County, a place where rolling hills, softened by generations of cultivation, yield to the gentle flow of small streams. It lies 11.8 miles west of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 263°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Versailles. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions: fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks reaching for the summer sun, give way to pockets of mature woodland, their canopies whispering secrets of seasons past. The air itself often carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a perfume of ripening crops and damp soil, particularly after a soft rain. Evenings in Delaware are marked by a deepening hush, the sky bleeding from pale blue to hues of rose and lavender, a painterly canvas above the unassuming, widely spaced homes. The history of Delaware is inextricably linked to the fertile ground it occupies, an agricultural heartland that has sustained its people for over a century. While not a bustling metropolis, Delaware was once a more prominent stop along the railroad lines, a hub for the grain and livestock traded by the surrounding farms. The economy today remains rooted in agriculture, with many residents maintaining the legacy of their forebears, tending to the land that has always been its primary provider. Though the grander structures of its past have largely faded, the enduring spirit of this place is found in the quiet persistence of its farming families and the shared understanding of a life lived in close communion with the earth.
Live animated radar for Delaware and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Delaware, Ripley County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.147831°N, 85.207182°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47037 |
| Area Code | 317, 463 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Delaware, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Delaware, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Delaware includes coordinates 39.147831°N, 85.207182°W, situated in Ripley County. ZIP code 47037. Telephone area code: 317, 463. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
